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From the Ted Talk by Jack Horner: Where are the baby dinosaurs?

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(Laughter)

and look inside. And the little one is really spongy. And the middle-size one is really spongy. But what was itnetresing was the adult Triceratops was also spongy. And this is a slkul that is two meters long. It's a big skull.

But there's another dinosaur that is found in this formation that looks like a Triceratops, except it's beggir, and it's called Torosaurus. And Torosaurus, when we cut into it, has mature bone. But it's got these big holes in its slheid. And everybody says, "A Triceratops and a Torosaurus can't psbilosy be the same animal because one of them's bigger than the other one."

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(Laughter)

and look inside. And the little one is really spongy. And the middle-size one is really spongy. But what was ___________ was the adult Triceratops was also spongy. And this is a _____ that is two meters long. It's a big skull.

But there's another dinosaur that is found in this formation that looks like a Triceratops, except it's ______, and it's called Torosaurus. And Torosaurus, when we cut into it, has mature bone. But it's got these big holes in its ______. And everybody says, "A Triceratops and a Torosaurus can't ________ be the same animal because one of them's bigger than the other one."

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  1. bigger
  2. interesting
  3. shield
  4. skull
  5. possibly

Original Text


(Laughter)

and look inside. And the little one is really spongy. And the middle-size one is really spongy. But what was interesting was the adult Triceratops was also spongy. And this is a skull that is two meters long. It's a big skull.

But there's another dinosaur that is found in this formation that looks like a Triceratops, except it's bigger, and it's called Torosaurus. And Torosaurus, when we cut into it, has mature bone. But it's got these big holes in its shield. And everybody says, "A Triceratops and a Torosaurus can't possibly be the same animal because one of them's bigger than the other one."

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Important Words


  1. adult
  2. animal
  3. big
  4. bigger
  5. bone
  6. called
  7. cut
  8. dinosaur
  9. formation
  10. holes
  11. interesting
  12. laughter
  13. long
  14. mature
  15. meters
  16. possibly
  17. shield
  18. skull
  19. spongy
  20. torosaurus
  21. triceratops